Word · Frequency #2679
ceases
停止；终止；结束
ceases is the third person singular of cease.
to stop happening or to stop something from happening; to come to an end
- 1.
put an end to a state or an activity
结束某种状态或活动
- 2.
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
结束,终止
结束某种状态或活动；结束,终止；停止；终了
In use
The company ceased operations in 2020.
The rain ceased, and the sun came out.
Please cease making that noise immediately.
cease to do sth
The company has ceased to trade.
这家公司已经停止交易。
cease doing sth
They ceased fighting for a while.
他们停止打斗了一会儿。
without cease
仅用于固定词组 without cease。
The rain fell without cease.
雨不停地下。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- cease fire
- 停火
- The two sides agreed to cease fire at midnight.双方同意在午夜停火。
- cease to exist
- 不复存在
- The old building ceased to exist after the earthquake.那座老建筑在地震后不复存在了。
- cease operations
- 停止运营
- The factory will cease operations next month.这家工厂下个月将停止运营。
- cease production
- 停止生产
- The company ceased production of the outdated model.该公司停止生产过时的型号。
- cease and desist
- 停止并终止
- The court ordered them to cease and desist from selling counterfeit goods.法院责令他们停止并终止销售假冒商品。
- never cease to amaze
Learner notes
Memory Tip
通过'ceasefire（停火）'记住cease意为'停止'。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式、法律、书面 多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于法律、文学等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /iːs/. Note 'please' (/pliːz/) looks similar but has a different final consonant.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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